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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón agreed in mid-December to pool resources in an effort to take down violent serial rape suspect Leslie Lagrotta, who is wanted in a series of sexual batteries in Orlando and greater Daytona Beach from 1988 to 1998.

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- It was a threat of gun violence in wanting to remove his daughter from Winter Springs High School along with a bizarre Tik Tok video that reinforced such violence landed a 37-year old Altamonte Springs man in jail in late December, Winter Springs cops said.

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- A husband and wife have been arrested on murder and burglary charges in Wednesday's shooting death of an 89-year-old woman who lived alone in an upscale condo complex.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- To celebrate and honor 50 years of creating magic in Central Florida and around the world, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer declared Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as “Walt Disney World Day.”

Counting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

SANFORD, Fla. -- An early evening drive-by shooting back in August resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was hit multiple times while standing on the patio in front of a home by gunfire from inside a 4-door sedan that sped away after the rapid gunfire, Sanford cops said.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- While Gov. Ron DeSantis was rallying his GOP base in steadfast opposition to masking up despite the ugly reality of unvaccinated becoming infected in increasing numbers, one of the Sunshine State's leading doctors back in July was sounding the alarm in bracing for the inevitable - death and despair in increasing numbers for those who have not heeded the health warnings about not masking and remaining unvaccinated.

Counting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, one of the most storied venues in all of sports and entertainment, has added a new event to its long and decorated list for 2022: The Clash at the Coliseum.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Democratic Rep. Val Demings, a former Orlando police chief, police chief, honored officers who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in her remarks from Capitol Hill on the one-year anniversary: